The mother and brother of an 18-year-old Rutgers University student who committed suicide days after his roommate publicized details of his relationship with another man have received a gay pride award.

The lawyers for Dharun Ravi, the ex-Rutgers student convicted in the much-discussed webcam spying case will file an appeal against the judge’s ruling, despite a much-reduced (and much-criticized) greatly reduced sentence.

The former Rutgers University student convicted of using a webcam to spy on his gay roommate reported to jail Thursday as the victim’s parents rejected his written apology as a "public relations piece."